Caroline Malone Watrous Schillinger 1842-1918
2010
Caroline Malone Watrous was born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio in 1842 to Jerome Timothy Watrous and his wife Olivia Burke Muse. Olivia traces her ancestry through the Daughters of the American Revolution to several ancestors who fought and died in that war. In 1843, she migrated with her husband and many others from Ohio to Henderson County, Illinois. During this year, Olivia Burke Muse Watrous died, leaving Caroline and Jerome to settle in their new home. Caroline’s father Jerome is our direct ancestor. In 1844, Jerome Timothy Watrous married Mary June Reynolds in Illinois. They settled in the small community which was known as Terre Haute. It is pronounced Terry Hut by the local residents. Caroline was raised by her step-mother Mary.
When Caroline grew to adulthood, she married Martin Schillinger in 1866. They settled in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois where Martin owned and operated Boiler Works. Caroline and Martin became the parents of six children. Martin Schillinger also served as the mayor of Moline. He is mentioned in many newspaper articles of the time.
From Caroline’s six children she gained little posterity. From five daughters, she gained no grandchildren. The daughters appear to have been professional people and chose lives which did not include children. One daughter ended up adopting a child, but it turns out the child was her niece’s child. Only son Albert Jerome Schillinger had posterity and does to the present day.
Caroline Malone Watrous Schillinger died in 1918 and is buried in Moline, Illinois.
The migration of Caroline Malone Watrous Schillinger
Ohio to Illinois